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Enjoy our Holiday Issue!
Deadline will be Friday, November 17, at noon
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fi^eS^T MEMORIAL UeSARy 'l*^ flMd & Ocean Avenue N.y. 11520
CANNON PLAZA featuring last year's tree. See page 2 for more on Freeport's holiday lights.
Public hearing on proposed new real estate law
The FTeeport Village Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on Monday, November 20 to review a proposed new law that is aimed to help curtail over-occupancy in the village of Freeport. The law will forbid real estate brokers, agents and/or sales people from knowingly sell­ing or renting a residence or building that violates the current certificate of occu­pancy.
"This proposal is part of the ongoing effort on the part of the Village of Freeport to ensure the safety and protec­tion of our citizens from the very real dangers of over-occupancy and the threats to the lives and the property of the residents as a result of overcrowded liv­ing conditions," said Mayor William Giacken.
"This latest addition to the village code assures that local dwellings cannot be misrepresented and the legalities con­cerning the property will be observed."
Real estate agents or brokers would be subject to a tine if they falsely advertise or list a dwelling or building to a prospectiN'e buyer. For example, if real estate agents knowingly advertise a one-family dwelling as a two-family dwelling they would be subject to penalties that could include fines, imprisonment and a record of a conviction to the New York Department of State's licensing bureau.
Each property in Nassau County is issued a certificate of occupancy which lists if a resi­dential dwelling is a one-family, two-family or three-family dwelling, for example.
When a prospective buyer is pur­chasing a home, they are required to have a title search conducted on the property to determine the proper occupancy. Sometimes there are conflicts betvyeen county records and the village's records so it is important to have a thorough title search done by the buyer's attorney.
The law would be enforced by the building department or the police depart­ment which would write out tickets for violations. Each violation would include a fine of $1,000 or 15 days in the Nassau County Correctional Center or both. The Village of Malveme has a similar ordi­nance.
If passed, the law will be tiled with the office of the New York secretary of state. It would take approximately two weeks before the law goes into effect.
The hearing begins at 8 p.m. in the con­ference room in Village Hall, located on Ocean Avenue. All interested parties are encouraged to attend.
-Laura Schofer
CHRiSHMAS UGHTS will shine in Baldwin too.
How
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<ernor
Fourth Congressional District
•Eliot Spitzer (D)
5,647
Martin Blessinger (R) 1,889
John Faso (R)
2,517
•Carolyn McCarthy (D)* 4,017
Comptroller
New York State Senate, 8th
•Alan Hevesi (D)*
5,580
District
Christopher Callaghan (R)
2,397
•Charles Fuschillo (R) * 3,506 Adam Small (D) 4,216
Attorney General
•Andrew Cuomo (D)
4,430
New York State Assembly, 18th
Jeanine Pirro (R)
3,028
District
•Earlene Hooper (D) * 3,064
U.S. Senator
J. Bamngton Jackson (R) 1,081
•Hillary Clinton (D)*
5,220
* Incumbent • Winner
John Spencer (R)
3,407
Third Congressional District
David Mejias (D)
1,118
•Peter King (R) *
1,313

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KVJi^W CL
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Enjoy our Holiday Issue!
Deadline will be Friday, November 17, at noon
0^
fi^eS^T MEMORIAL UeSARy 'l*^ flMd & Ocean Avenue N.y. 11520
CANNON PLAZA featuring last year's tree. See page 2 for more on Freeport's holiday lights.
Public hearing on proposed new real estate law
The FTeeport Village Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on Monday, November 20 to review a proposed new law that is aimed to help curtail over-occupancy in the village of Freeport. The law will forbid real estate brokers, agents and/or sales people from knowingly sell­ing or renting a residence or building that violates the current certificate of occu­pancy.
"This proposal is part of the ongoing effort on the part of the Village of Freeport to ensure the safety and protec­tion of our citizens from the very real dangers of over-occupancy and the threats to the lives and the property of the residents as a result of overcrowded liv­ing conditions," said Mayor William Giacken.
"This latest addition to the village code assures that local dwellings cannot be misrepresented and the legalities con­cerning the property will be observed."
Real estate agents or brokers would be subject to a tine if they falsely advertise or list a dwelling or building to a prospectiN'e buyer. For example, if real estate agents knowingly advertise a one-family dwelling as a two-family dwelling they would be subject to penalties that could include fines, imprisonment and a record of a conviction to the New York Department of State's licensing bureau.
Each property in Nassau County is issued a certificate of occupancy which lists if a resi­dential dwelling is a one-family, two-family or three-family dwelling, for example.
When a prospective buyer is pur­chasing a home, they are required to have a title search conducted on the property to determine the proper occupancy. Sometimes there are conflicts betvyeen county records and the village's records so it is important to have a thorough title search done by the buyer's attorney.
The law would be enforced by the building department or the police depart­ment which would write out tickets for violations. Each violation would include a fine of $1,000 or 15 days in the Nassau County Correctional Center or both. The Village of Malveme has a similar ordi­nance.
If passed, the law will be tiled with the office of the New York secretary of state. It would take approximately two weeks before the law goes into effect.
The hearing begins at 8 p.m. in the con­ference room in Village Hall, located on Ocean Avenue. All interested parties are encouraged to attend.
-Laura Schofer
CHRiSHMAS UGHTS will shine in Baldwin too.
How
Freeport voted
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